Books

A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived

COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vinzons is a quiet coastal town in the eastern Philippines province of Camarines Norte in Bicol. With a spread out population of about 45,000. it is...

Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel

By David Robie Protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand kicked off the UN Day of Solidarity with the...

Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time...

‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob Howarth’s legacy will live on

TRIBUTE: By Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo The world has lost a giant with the passing of Australian media legend...

Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone There was another IDF massacre in Gaza on Saturday, reportedly killing dozens of Palestinians. Israel as...

20 years after the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

By Anastasia Siniori "K" Magazine, published by Kathimerini Publishing SA of Greece, ran a six-page article and interviews with Grace O'Sullivan and David Robie (including...

Wider media role in Pacific advocated by David Robie

By Angela Gregory Media in the Pacific Islands are neglecting a nation-building role that is critical to developing countries, says Pacific media author and educator...

Mekim Nius: South Pacific Media, Politics and Education (2004)

By David Robie The news media is the watchdog of democracy. But in the South Pacific today the Fourth Estate role is under threat from...

Journalism Education in the South Pacific, 1975-2003 : Politics, policy and practice

By David Robie University education for South Pacific journalists is a relatively recent development. It has existed in Papua New Guinea for merely a generation;...

The Pacific Journalist: A Practical Guide (2001)

Edited by David Robie "Journalists, as arch-whistleblowers, are often viewed in the same light as trouble-makers who stir up situations unnecessarily. There are deep-rooted beliefs...

Ting Ting Bilong Mi : Cartoons by Campion Ohasio (1996)

Edited by David Robie | Cartoons by Campion Ohasio Twenty five years ago in Melbourne I encountered a young cartoonist in Melbourne with a flair...